Isaac the Syrian | |
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 Icon of Saint Isaac the Syrian | |
| Bishop, Hieromonk | |
| Born | c. 613[1] Beth Qatraye,[1][2][3] |
| Died | c. 700 (age c. 87) Nineveh, Umayyad Caliphate |
| Venerated in | Church of the East, Catholic Church,[4] Eastern Orthodox Church[5] |
| Major shrine | Rabban Hormizd Monastery |
| Feast | January 28 |
| Attributes | Turban, cape, scrolls, writing tools |
Isaac the Syrian (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ; Arabic: إسحاق النينوي Ishaq an-Naynuwī; Greek: Ἰσαὰκ Σῦρος; c. 613 – c. 700), also remembered as Saint Isaac the Syrian,[6][7] Isaac of Nineveh, Abba Isaac, Isaac Syrus and Isaac of Qatar,[8] was a 7th-century Syriac Christian bishop of the Church of the East, and theologian best remembered for his written works on Christian asceticism. He is regarded as a saint in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Church of the East traditions.[9][10] His feast day falls, together with 4th-century theologian and hymnographer St. Ephrem the Syrian, on January 28.
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- ^ "Saint Isaac the Syrian Ascetical Homily". stmarkboston.org.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰσαὰκ ὁ Σύρος Ἐπίσκοπος Νινευΐ. 28 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ St Isaac the Syrian the Bishop of Nineveh. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ^ Fromherz, Allen (2012). Qatar: A Modern History. I. B. Tauris. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-58901-910-2.
- ^ "St. Isaac the Syrian: Ascetical Homily #1". St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church - Natick, MA. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ David A Fisher. Isaac of Nineveh and Syriac Thought.